Concentration of solids in equilibrium

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The discussion focuses on the relationship between the concentration of solids and the rate of chemical reactions. It is established that increasing the number of moles of a solid does not affect the reaction rate since the concentration remains constant. However, increasing the number of moles does enhance the surface area of the solid, which can speed up the reaction. Despite this increase in reaction speed, it does not alter the equilibrium point, where the reaction occurs at the same rate in both directions at the surface.
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It's known that the concentration of solids don't affect the rate of the reaction since it's concentration is constant, I know that when the number of moles of a solid is increased the volume also increases the same so the concentration remains constant so the rate doesn't change, but when the number of moles of a solid increases it's surface area increases which should increase the rate of the reaction. :confused:
 
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It increases the speed of the reaction, but not the point of the equilibrium, where the reaction happens in the same speed in both directions at the surface.
 
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